'We Are Third-class Citizens,' Says Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem

'If Israel recognizes the Armenian genocide it won't be the end of the world,' says the new head of the Armenian Church in Jerusalem, which dates back to the 4th century. It might even help making the community feel less cut off from the rest of the city and country.

Lauren Gelfond Feldinger29.06.2013 | 09:23

On a recent afternoon in Jerusalems Old City, the Armenian Patriarchates new leader was treated as royalty. Black-robed priests and pilgrims young and old, visiting from Armenia, snapped photos and grinned.../p>